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J. M. FISCHER. FOLDING WAGON BODY.

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FOLDING WAGON BODY.

No. 569,450. Patented out. 13, 1896.

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lumlllnlllm UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

JOHN M. FISCHER, OF DE SOTO, MISSOURI.

FOLDING WAGON-BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,450, dated October13, 1896.

Application filed December 18, 1895. Serial No. 572,552. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, J OHN M. FISCHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at De Soto, in the county of Jefferson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and use f ul Improvements in FoldingWagon-Bodies; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.-

My invention relates to folding wagon-bodies, and its object is toprovide an improved construction of the same which shall possesssuperior advantages with respect to efficien cy in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of awagon-body constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view.Fig. 3 isa plan view. Fig. a is a crosssection on the line :20 m, Fig.3. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are detail views.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates the transversebase-beams connected together by horizontal beams 2. The bottom or bed 3rests upon and is supported by these beams. Secured to said bottom orbed are a number of hinges, which are also secured to the lowerside-boards at. There are preferably three of these hinges at each sideof the wagon, and each consists of the leaf 5, bolted to the bottom orbed 3. At the outer end said leaf is formed with two boxes 6, with anintervening space, and one of said boxes on its inner side being cutaway, forming opening 7, by means of which the other leaf 8 can beconnected and disconnected at will. This leaf 8, which is bolted to thelower side-board, is formed with two extensions 9 and 10, the latter ofwhich is formed with two pintles 12, which are journaled in said boxes.Bymeans of thesehinges the said side-boards can be folded over upon thebed or bottom 3, as hereinafter described.

The numeral 13 designates the upper sideboards provided with cleats orstandards 14, the lower ends of which fit in brackets 15, bolted to thelower side-boards, as usual. Secured to the ends of the cross ortransverse formed with two alined apertures 21.

beams are brackets 16, to which are journaled braces 17, each consistingof the journal 18, curved arm 19, and head 20, which latter is Near theinner end the said journal is formed with an aperture 23, with whichengages a setscrew 24. to hold the brace in place. Passing through theapertures 21 are two lugs 25, secured to a bracket 26, bolted to thelower side beam. These lugs are formed with rectangular apertures toreceive a wedge-shaped pin 27, provided with a chain 28, the other endof which is secured to the bracket to prevent the pin from being lost.

The numerals 20 and 30 designate the upper and lower end gates, whichwork in guides 31 at the rear ends of the side-boards. These guides ontheir outer sides are provided with brackets 32, cut away near thecenter to form a lug 34, with which engages a ring 35, which isconnected with the chains for drawing the side-boards close up to theend-gate. The said upper and lower end-gates are provided with verticalbars 30, formed with loops 37. Secured to the lower end-gate is abracket 38, consisting of two plates bolted together with an interveningspace. Pivoted to this bracket is a lever 39, having at its front side aslot 40 and a pin 41. Vith this pin are connected chains 42, connectedwith the rings 35 at one side of the end-gate and passing through theloops 37 of each of the bars 36. Connected with end of lever 39 arechains 43, which pass through the loops 37 at the right of theend-gates. These chains at their opposite ends are provided with rings35, which engage with lugs 34, formed with the brackets at this side ofthe wagon.

The operation is as follows: As shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and i, thewagon-body is ready for use. To fold or knock down the same, the bracesconnected with the lower sideboards are disconnected from the bracketsof the upper boards and the chains of the endgates unhooked from thelugs 34. The upper end-gates and side-boards are then removed, when thelower side-boards are folded over on the bottom of the wagon. The mannerof restoring the wagon-body to normal position will be readilyunderstood, and when the endgates are in position and the chains hookedto the rings 35 the chains are tightened by turning the lever over toone side, which will draw the end side-boards up against the ends of theend-gates.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In afoldingwagon, the combination with the bed or bottom, the supporting-beams, thefolding side-boards, the brackets secured to said beams provided withset screws, the brace-bars secured to said brackets and provided withapertures with which said screws engage and the brackets secured to saidsidebars with which said brace-bars engage, of the hinges connecting thebottom and sideboards, each consisting of two leaves one of which isformed with two boxes and the other leaf having two extensions one ofwhich is provided with pintles engaging with said boxes and one of saidextensions adapted to slip through a recess in one of said boxes and theend-gates and means for securing them in place, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a folding wagon, the combination with the bottom, thesupporting-beams, and the hinged side-bars provided with guides at theends, of the end-gates working in said guides, the brackets and ringsconnected with the guides, the bracket secured to said end-gate, thelever pivoted thereto having a slot and pin, the chains connected withsaid pin and the chains connected with the inner end of the lever andeach of said chains connected with one of the aforesaid rings,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. FISCHER.

Vitnesses:

R. COXWELL Bow, 0. M. MUNRoE.

